A Canadian accused of being the leader of one of three global drug trafficking rings targeted by U.S. law enforcement this week previously had only a faint brush with the law, keeping a much lower profile than the other two alleged gang leaders who are in prison in India.

A truck driver from Brampton, Ont., who was convicted of smuggling $7.5-million worth of drugs into Canada, allegedly fled the country after a court denied a request from the Crown to revoke his bail.